Los Angeles Dodgers - PlayerWatch

May 22, 2012|Reuters

SS Dee Gordon was benched "for a few games" by manager Don Mattingly Saturday after a 2-for-31 slump that saw Gordon's batting average drop to .200. Gordon is unlikely to start against LHPs Patrick Corbin and Joe Saunders on Monday and Wednesday, respectively, in Arizona. "Just thinking properly is what Dee needs to do right now. He's not going through anything that there haven't been a ton of guys go through," Mattingly said.

OF/1B Scott Van Slyke hit his first major league home run on Sunday night, hitting a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Dodgers a 6-5 lead in their win over the Cardinals by the same score.

2B Ivan DeJesus was called up from Albuquerque.

RHP Matt Guerrier had to rest for three days with elbow soreness after throwing a bullpen session with breaking balls on Wednesday in San Diego. The reliever could be back by early June, but it will depend on how his elbow responds. "He keeps moving forward as long as he can," Guerrier said. "I haven't heard a timetable yet."

IF/OF Jerry Hairston Jr., on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain, will play in a pair of minor league games on a rehab assignment on Monday and Tuesday in extended spring training at the Dodgers complex in Glendale, Ariz., then get activated on Wednesday for the finale of the Dodgers' series against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix.